A very Happy New Year to all! Our holidays have involved a
bit of traveling to be able to see everyone in our family.
We started with an early Christmas celebration with my
parents in mid December, then down to Nashville to see our
oldest son perform in Handel's Messiah, with the Nashville
Symphony Chorus. Then, back home to prepare for our
Christmas celebration with two of our sons and their
families, including our grandbaby. The day after Christmas,
we headed back down to Nashville to spend a few days with
our oldest son and his wife. Finally, we headed home and
back up to the Chicago suburbs for our middle son's birthday
celebration on New Year's Eve.

When I was growing up, our family lived in one town, so
getting to see everyone was easy. We could celebrate
Christmas Eve with friends, Christmas morning with my
family, and head for my grandmother's or aunt's house in the
afternoon. However, these days, it's a challenge to see
everyone. It seems to me that most people have family
members who live far away. How about you? Do you travel to
see family during the holidays or is that the time to stay
at home?